Here is the text of news released by official news agency Bernama on its website: India's first fully private greenfield airport is all set to come up in Karaikal in Union Territory Puducherry, Press Trust of India (PTI) reported.
The construction works of the airport, built by Coimbatore-based Super Airport Infrastructure (India) Private Limited, is scheduled to commence in May, a top company official said.
The company has obtained all necessary clearances from regulatory agencies, including permission from the Civil Aviation Ministry and no-objection certificate from the Puducherry government, SAIIPL Chairman JV Chowdhary said here on Saturday.
SAIIPL (Super Airport Infrastructure India Pvt. Ltd) is planning to set up the airport in about 526 acres and has already acquired 300 acres for the first phase of the project, he said.
In the first phase, aircraft of the type of Regional Jets and Boeing 737 could land and in the next, when it is expanded with a 3-km runway, bigger aircraft could land, he added.
The airport is expected to attract about 550 inbound and outbound passengers daily in the initial phase.
About 12 flights (to and from) could be operated daily. Over the years, the number of passengers could touch even 4,000 per day.
The first phase of the project was expected to be completed within November this year, he added.
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